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The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #82 – Hyperaction

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From one strategy game to another, as we arrive at Hyperaction, No. #82 from Silversoft.  A puzzle game that upon first appearance you may despis, but after a few further rounds, this could become one of your firm favourites. Hyperaction was created by Iain Christopher Hayward, Jay Derrett back in 1984. Initially Hyperaction seems like a […]

Video Game Review – Mia and the Dragon Princess

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Shaun Munro reviews Mia and the Dragon Princess… Though Wales Interactive’s most recent FMV game, Ten Dates, proved the rom-com to be a surprisingly snug fit for the medium, the publisher’s bread-and-butter is undeniably their more high-stakes genre outings, and so their new release Mia and the Dragon Princess sees them return to more familiar – […]

Karl Urban to join Mortal Kombat sequel as Johnny Cage

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Will Karl Urban shadow-kick his way into the hearts of MK fans? New reports claim Karl Urban is set to star as Johnny Cage, the popular character who first appeared in the Mortal Kombat arcade game in 1992. The Wrap reports Urban has entered final talks to play the character. It was announced in January […]

Hasbro unveils new Star Wars: The Black Series and The Vintage Collection figures for Star Wars Day

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In celebration of May the 4th, Hasbro has revealed a new wave of Star Wars merchandise which includes The Black Series Axe Woves premium electronic helmet, and a collection of Black Series and Vintage Collection figures from the animated series’ The Clone Wars and Ewoks, the Disney+ live-action shows The Book of Boba Fett and […]

Cult video game sensation Vampire Survivors receiving animated series adaptation

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Vampire Survivors became a sleeper video game hit of 2022 and will now get the animated series treatment as Deadline reports Story Kitchen will partner with the game’s developer, poncle founder Luca Galante, to bring this gothic comedy franchise to life in a new way. “The most important thing in Vampire Survivors is the story, […]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie becomes first video game adaptation to make a billion dollars

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The Year of Nintendo is upon us. As the studio awaits the release of its hotly-anticipated game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo’s newest movie continues its box office domination. The Super Mario Bros. Movie is officially in the Billion Dollar Club, as the film jumped past $1 billion at the global […]

Live-action Street Fighter movie taps Talk to Me directors

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The World Warriors are heading back to the big screen courtesy of Legendary Pictures, and THR is reporting that filmmaking siblings Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou are in talks to direct this latest feature film adaptation of Capcom’s iconic fighting game series Street Fighter. Australian directors the Philippous are coming off the hit Sundance horror […]

Donkey Kong joins LEGO’s Super Mario theme

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Fresh from his big screen outing in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The LEGO Group has announced that Donkey Kong is joining the LEGO Super Mario theme with four new sets in Donkey Kong’s Tree House Expansion Set, Diddy Kong’s Mine Cart Ride Expansion Set, Dixie Kong’s Jungle Jam Expansion Set, and the Rambi the […]

Franchise crossover game Funko Fusions gets first trailer

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The incredibly popular toy line Funko has unexpectedly released a jaw-dropping first trailer to its upcoming video game, Funko Fusion. Developed by 10:10 Games and partnering with Universal, Funko Fusion is a third person action-adventure multiplayer game with characters and worlds from various movies and TV shows.  Drawing a lot of comparisons to the LEGO […]